Omega Marketing Solutions any one had dealings with them?

This is one of many lies upfront fee companies tell prospective clients. If anything you will take an extreme loss when you sell if it was developer bought, not a profit.

sheilab88 wrote:

5) He claimed he could sell it for over $4000 than I paid for it 3 yrs ago.

Sheila, you say this man from Omega Marketing Solutions was asking you for $1600? If you don't mind, what was this man's name? I suggest we all be more specific as to who these people are. That way, any timeshare owner out there who may be in the process of dealing with one of these individuals can see the comments of so many unsatisfied customers and they can save their money. So do you mind letting us know this gentleman's name and do you have a phone number for him or for any of those people at Omega Marketing Solutions? Also, does anyone out there know the name of the owner of Omega Marketing Solutions? That's got to be the person who is ultimately responsible for all of this deception.

I am so happy that Omega Marketing helped someone. After an upfront fee, the contract I was sent was for the wrong person (same name, but different state and different type of contract), the listing on the net was wrong (I was renting an Interval Week, not at my home resort.) After my home resort week was up, by listing went away. It's back up, but still not correct. Cannot get my "sales rep" on the phone or to return emails.

So if you got results, please tell me how. Thanks! D Lee

The Omega reps name was Chris Brooks and his phone # is 866-380-5163 ext 202 or 200, but I don't think it is the rep as much as it is the organizaiton...I am sure the reps are trained to all do the same thing to get the business. I feel badly that people are so desperate to make a living they have to take these kinds of jobs and for people who get suckered in...but it really is a "buyer beware" consumer culture. I was a sucker to buy the timeshare in the first place, which has made me more wary overall.

joer125 wrote:

Sheila, you say this man from Omega Marketing Solutions was asking you for $1600? If you don't mind, what was this man's name? I suggest we all be more specific as to who these people are. That way, any timeshare owner out there who may be in the process of dealing with one of these individuals can see the comments of so many unsatisfied customers and they can save their money. So do you mind letting us know this gentleman's name and do you have a phone number for him or for any of those people at Omega Marketing Solutions? Also, does anyone out there know the name of the owner of Omega Marketing Solutions? That's got to be the person who is ultimately responsible for all of this deception.

I feel badly that people are so desperate to make a living they have to take these kinds of jobs

Hi Sheila. Don't feel too badly for the sales reps that work for the advance fee timeshare resale companies. They're not taking a telemarketing job that pays a hourly wage with a small commission just to make a meager living.

These resale companies pay straight commission in most cases. The commission generally will run about 30%-35% of whatever money they take the timeshare owner for. Most of the companies are looking to make around $600-$1000 per sale. They will go for more if they think they can get it or they will go for less if they know they can't get it. These reps are also on a sliding commission scale that can go up to 50%-60% of the sale once their weekly sales total meet those goals.

The people that are desperate for a job to make a living will not usually get into this type of job since they want a guaranteed pay check. The individuals that work and sell these resale scams are usually very polished phone pros. In Florida where most of these companies operate from there a literally hundreds upon hundreds of every type of phone room imaginable selling vacations, timeshare resales, forex investments, website packages or any other number of products or services that can be sold via the phone. Most of these companies work on a straight commission basis. The reps that work these jobs are always looking for greener pastures and will go to a business that offers them a chance for more money.

The reps that work these phone rooms are a far cry from the poor single mother who needs any type job to feed the kids or a father trying to support his family on $8 an hour. These reps are well paid and they now what they are doing, trying to scam timeshare owners out of their money. Some will try and justify what they are doing as evident from some posts here from these types of reps proclaiming how great their resale company is. Others will admit flat out (not to their timeshare owner victims though), it's a worthless service they offer but that doesn't matter because they are making some nice money.

Obviously, like in any type sales not everyone is cut out for straight commission. These companies aren't hiring those who don't have some sort of proven phone sales experience. They are hiring what is called phone pros.

In the timeshare advance fee resale business it is not unusual for the average sales rep to make $40,000 to $50,000 a year. The superstars will make $75,000 to $100,00 a year. You see what their motivation is, not to help the timeshare owner sale their unit but to have the timeshare owners pay for their checks.

Subject-(Omega Marketing Solutions) Anyone out there made any progress with the idea of getting Omega Marketing Solutions shut down? I'm certainly willing to take part in any lawsuit and/or campaign to make these people pay for their fraudulent scheme to bilk us all out of our money. I was also hoping, by posting this comment, to keep the focus on this particular company atleast within this specific forum. I know that there are other forums to discuss general frustrations and complaints regarding timeshare but in this forum the questions and comments need to stay on Omega Marketing Solutions since they seem to be one of the most unethical and dirtiest companies in the resale game. I would be more than happy to help anyone who is trying to punish Omega Marketing Solutions as they ripped me off as well. I have read many posts over the past several weeks regarding this company and I am astonished that Omega Marketing Solutions is even still in business. I ended up getting swindled out of over $2000 by the very same guy that has been mentioned here before, Chris Brooks, after being told that I was required by law to pay that if I wanted to sell my timeshare. Not only that, when I called a couple of weeks later to find out why I hadn't heard anything, he tried to get me to pay him more money!! The people who are in charge at Omega Marketing Solutions must know that this is going on in their office. Apparently they don't care because it obviously still happens all the time. Omega Marketing Solutions has to be held accountable for what they are doing to folks like us!! I would like to hear from anyone out there who is doing anything about this so that I can possibly be a part of it.

With such a rip off company all of you should go to ripoff reports.com and start a file on them it is a great site check with them before you do buisness with anyone. they have lots of information saved me at least 12,000 dollars on what I thought was an investment

I guess my husband and I have been scammed too. We aslo have been trying to get ahold of Mr. David Bell with OMS, and have left numerous messages for him...with of course NO RESPONSE!!! We were charged $714 for them to supposedly sell our timeshare, but that was back in Jan. or Feb(I can't remember) and they have NEVER been in contact since!!! I guess I'm going to try and complain to our CC company, and contest the charges tomorrow, and see if it's even a possibility at this late a date!! If not, we would definitely be interested in joining a class action suit against them...I'm so sick of people scamming those of us that do work hard for our money - and it has to STOP!! I wish we would have never gone with this company! They even went so far as to tell us that if we sold or timeshare before they did, or were unhappy with their service that they would give us a full refund!! This sounded great to us, but now look...it's kinda hard to get a REFUND when you can't even get s return phone call, huh?? Anyways, let us know if you get a class action going against them. We can be reached at smithphoto@bellsouth.net - I hope we all eventually can get our $$$$ back!!

cassandras15 has stated, quoted only in pertinent part:

>> .... we would definitely be interested in joining a class action suit against them... << =======================================I

A few days ago in the "Buying, Renting, Selling" forum here on Redweek, I addressed some of the practical aspects and realities of filing any such class action suit. While I'm not trying to be a pessimist on the subject, I do have a strong legal background and perspective on the subject and I don't want folks to have false hopes. As stated in that post, I believe that approach would be expensive, lengthy --- and ultimately futile. That's just my personal opinion, which you are free to consider or ignore as you may see fit.

jayjay wrote:

Your story is typical for upfront fee resale companies. I hope everyone heeds your story.

aliceb47 wrote:

I paid Omega Marketing 502.00 to sell my time share in Mass,back in October 2006. Before I paid them a Representative called me on an average of 3x,s a week.I have had no correspondence FROM them since that time at all.I have called them several times,left messages and spoken with the Receptionist. I have repeatedly been assurred that -someone -would get back to me however they have not.I find it strange that not one person has shown an interest in my timeshare, if they have shown any interest it was not conveyed to me. right now it looks as though I have thrown 502.00 out the window.

It looks like we have all had the same experience with Omega or other companies requiring up-front payment. I have not even been able to find out how the marketing is being done. They do not return calls and have no information when I call. Beware!!!

Re: >> I have not even been able to find out how the marketing is being done. << ======================================

Wonder no more. Your timeshare is (at best) likely listed on an obscure in-house web site which no one outside of the company will likely ever see or visit. Their work is already done --- they have taken your money. They have no further incentive to sell your timeshare either for ten cents or for ten thousand dollars --- they'll get no more money in either case. They have already succeeded in receiving all the money they are going to get out of this matter --- that's the money you already paid them. You'll likely never hear from them again, like so many other thieving, bottom dwelling, upfront fee parasites playing this game.

I am so glad I googled this Company. I paid them $495.00 to rent my timeshare. Same thing, they promised me it would get rented and promised that they could get me a certain amount of money for it. I received a random e-mail saying that they were "still working on it" and replied that I wanted to sell instead. Originally I was told that the fee I paid could sell it OR rent it. Apparently now that is not the case. Same guy Chris Brooks is now telling me he wants almost $3700.00 upfront to sell my timeshare. I am in the real estate business in PA and I never charge up front. That is like a realtor charging their commission up front before they even put the property up for sale. I cannot get him to stop calling me now. He wants $999.00 to sell it and guarantees it will be sold. I actually considered signing up and loosing even more money until I came to this site. I would gladly be a part of anything that will shut these guys down and keep them from stealing any more money.

Q=jeremyn11] Subject-(Omega Marketing Solutions) I just found this website and am glad I did. I actually threatened class action lawsuit this afternoon when I hung up the phone with Lori the idiot that is supposed to be in charge of refunds at omega marketing solutions. It seemed funny to me that this company needed my credit card info before they could send me a copy of their terms and conditions the salesman Dustin Meister even went so far as lying to my husband in telling him that I gave my permission for him to give out my credit card number to start our deal. you have 7 days to cancel with this company for a refund and conveniently on the 7th day of my card being charged they send me via email their terms and conditions which were clearly very different from all of the empty promises Mr. Meister made to me on the phone prior to obtaining my credit card numbers. This left me no option to cancel according to them my 7 day period was up. I called them repeatedly and like most of you no one called me back. Now I am disputing this 911.00 charge with my credit card company. Can anyone please email me at Melaniegrigonis@yahoo.com regarding this matter. Strength in numbers!!! I am not willing for these crooked people to have my hard earned money

[Q=melanieg33 states, quoted only in pertinent part:

>> RE: I actually threatened class action lawsuit this afternoon when I hung up the phone with Lori....<<

With all due respect, you can accept or ignore the following unsolicited advice as you may see fit, but I would suggest NOT making empty (and / or legally impossible) statements like this on the phone (or anywhere else, actually).

No one can file a "class action suit" as an individual, so by phone announcement of such an idle threat, you're only revealing to the company rep that you don't really understand the law and may not know what you can do next. In my view, it would be much better to not so openly volunteer and announce that......

I would suggest, instead, that you assemble your facts for coherent, chronogically organized, written (no phone calls) submission directly to the state Attorney General's office. Emails, Internet venting, etc. is never going to get your money back --- but some attention from the AG office focused upon the upfront fee parasites just might do so, since these maggots don't want any state attorney pit bulls breathing down their neck.

The squeaky wheel might get the grease, but the squeaking first needs to be heard by someone with the power and legal authority to actually HELP you.

Good luck.

ken1193 melanieg33 states, quoted only in pertinent part:

>> RE: I actually threatened class action lawsuit this afternoon when I hung up the phone with Lori....<<

With all due respect, you can accept or ignore the following unsolicited advice as you may see fit, but I would suggest NOT making empty (and / or legally impossible) statements like this on the phone (or anywhere else, actually).

No one can file a "class action suit" as an individual, so by phone announcement of such an idle threat, you're only revealing to the company rep that you don't really understand the law and may not know what you can do next. In my view, it would be much better to not so openly volunteer and announce that......

I would suggest, instead, that you assemble your facts for coherent, chronogically organized, written (no phone calls) submission directly to the state Attorney General's office. Emails, Internet venting, etc. is never going to get your money back --- but some attention from the AG office focused upon the upfront fee parasites just might do so, since these maggots don't want any state attorney pit bulls breathing down their neck.

The squeaky wheel might get the grease, but the squeaking first needs to be heard by someone with the power and legal authority to actually HELP you.

I have followede up on this advice with Florida and contacted this unit, (Bureau of Timeshares at (850) 488-1122). I spoke with someone maned Eric, but anyone will do. According to his records there was only one other complaint called in other than mine which was back in March. He recommended getting with others who would like to consider a class action suit and get together on hiring an attorney. I can be contacted at i1r2@embarqmail.com.

Good luck.[/Q

irvinr2 states, quoted only in pertinent part:

>> He recommended getting with others who would like to consider a class action suit and get together on hiring an attorney. << ====================================

MUCH more easily said by a busy voice on the phone than actually accomplished in real life I'm afraid and, in my personal opinion, likely to be just a complete waste of your time and energy. Not to mention that most attorneys wouldn't touch these type of cases with a long stick, given the slim chances for success (and the lack of evidentiary documentation available --- quite often none at all, and the fact that these were all "voluntary" arrangements entered into in the first place). I'm not defending upfront fee parasites, whom I completely despise, I just hate to see you waste your time spinning your wheels with no chance of success. The input you got on the phone may very well have been offered with good intentions, by a busy person trying to send you off to bother someone else, but it was an unrealistic suggestion nonetheless.

Rather than the lengthy (and likely entirely futile approach) of trying to organize a class action suit, which is MUCH more easily said than done, you might consider contacting Haufman Associates, a consumer law advocacy firm used by others here on RedWeek to sometimes recover monies in these type of instances. Their phone number and web site can be found in these RedWeek forums with some searching. While I do not know the firm and I have no affiliation of any kind with them, others on RedWeek have reported favorable results using them. They will get their fee out of the recovered proceeds, at least as I understand the arrangement. They can help each individual who contacts them cvirtually right away, one at a time, so why bother trying to "organize" a group effort, the result of which won't be any better (and might not be nearly as good, actually).

Forget about a "class action lawsuit" --- you won't have sufficient numbers of adversely impacted people , the case quality, or find the lawyer able or willing to ever even be able to get the (doomed) case off the ground in the first place. Not to mention that it may well take you 2+ years to learn all this on your own for yourself.

Just my opinion, which you arecertainly free to absorb or ignore however you see fit. Good luck in any event.

jdb6 wrote:

They want an up front fee and say they can sell my timeshare within a month with spring break coming and the time share being in Puerto Vallarta at the Melia.

Don't give them an upfront fee they don't even check with resorts if the time share exist. They promise and no delivery. I dealt with them and lost my money They advertise it but they don't follow through.

imanr correctly notes, quoted only in pertinent part:

>>.... they don't even check with resorts if the time share exist.<< =======================================

They DON"T CARE if the timeshare exists, or not.

These parasites make their money by taking yours. It's really just exactly that simple. They couldn't care less whether or not you sell your timeshare. Whether you sell for ten cents or ten thousand dollars (or not at all) they have already received ALL of the money they are ever going to get from your timeshare --- that's the money which you (voluntarily) agreed to pay them for basically worthless advertising.

Omega Marketing solutions are a bunch of Parasites. Also you will want to look out for a company called IBD Marketing. They say the same thing as Omega, Except they bash Time Share Internet Resale Companies and make you believe that they will really try to help you. I am now caught up between 2 different companies. Just tryign to sell my Time share.

bradr37 wrote:

Omega Marketing solutions are a bunch of Parasites. Also you will want to look out for a company called IBD Marketing. They say the same thing as Omega, Except they bash Time Share Internet Resale Companies and make you believe that they will really try to help you. I am now caught up between 2 different companies. Just tryign to sell my Time share.

So now the parasites are turning on each other it seems.

Brad, too bad you hadn't come to the forums here before being taken in by those upfront fee resale scam/parasite/bottom feeder/scum/thieving companies.